Ukrainian Cyber Police and Europol Arrested Fraudsters Involved in Fake Investments

The Ukrainian cyber police and Europol have arrested five members of an international network of fraudsters, whose income is estimated at 200 million euros a year. Let me remind you that we wrote that Ukrainian Law Enforcers Arrested Hackers Who Sold More Than 30 Million Accounts, and also that Ukrainian law enforcement officers arrested members… Continue reading Ukrainian Cyber Police and Europol Arrested Fraudsters Involved in Fake Investments

Microsoft discovered the WhisperGate wiper attacking Ukrainian users

Microsoft says it discovered a destructive attack on Ukrainian users using the WhisperGate wiper, which tried to impersonate a ransomware, but in fact did not provide victims with data recovery options. In fact, the detected threat is a classic wiper, that is, malware designed to deliberately destroy data on an infected host. WhisperGate wiper Such… Continue reading Microsoft discovered the WhisperGate wiper attacking Ukrainian users

Most likely russian hackers defaced Ukrainian government websites

Hackers defaced several Ukrainian government websites: the attack occurred on the night of January 13-14 and affected the websites of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Defense, the State Emergency Service, the website of the Cabinet of Ministers, and so on. The Record notes that all resources have… Continue reading Most likely russian hackers defaced Ukrainian government websites

Ukrainian cyber police arrested ransomware operators who “earned” $150 million

Ukrainian Cyber Police have arrested two operators of an unnamed ransomware. It is reported that the operation was carried out jointly by the Ukrainian and French police, the FBI, Europol and Interpol. The suspects are believed to have been involved in attacks on 100 North American and European companies, “earning” in this way over $… Continue reading Ukrainian cyber police arrested ransomware operators who “earned” $150 million

Ukrainian law enforcement discovered a mining farm consisting of thousands of PlayStation 4 consoles

Last week, Ukrainian law enforcement officers discovered a huge mining farm in Vinnytsa after they noticed a large-scale electricity leak. It turned out that the attackers mined cryptocurrency right in one of the former warehouses of Vinnitsaoblenergo JSC, having illegally connected to the network. Law enforcers say that this is an illegal mining farm they… Continue reading Ukrainian law enforcement discovered a mining farm consisting of thousands of PlayStation 4 consoles

Cyber police of Ukraine arrested persons linked with the Clop ransomware

As a result of a joint operation carried out with the assistance and coordination of Interpol by law enforcement agencies and the cyber police of Ukraine, South Korea and the United States, six suspects linked with the notorious Clip ransomware were arrested. Sources close to the investigation told The Record that South Korean police launched… Continue reading Cyber police of Ukraine arrested persons linked with the Clop ransomware

Ukrainian cyber police arrested the author of uPanel phishing kit

Ukrainian cyber police have arrested a 39-year-old man who is probably the author of uPanel, one of the most popular phishing kits on the black market. The arrest of the developer of the malicious toolkit was the result of an international investigation. ZDNet’s own sources claim that the phishing toolkit is called uPanel (aka U-Admin).… Continue reading Ukrainian cyber police arrested the author of uPanel phishing kit

Ukrainian cyber police in cooperation with Binance detained operators of 20 cryptocurrency exchangers

Since January 2020, the Ukrainian cyber police began cooperating with one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance. The fact is that exchange experts often detect transactions that potentially are related to financial crimes and fraud, and in order to find and punish those responsible, they need the help of law enforcement agencies. For this,… Continue reading Ukrainian cyber police in cooperation with Binance detained operators of 20 cryptocurrency exchangers